Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting

Marc Notes: Title from container.; Unabridged.; The accompanying refence guide is included as a PDF file on the additional disc.; Playing time: 07:54:00.; Performed by the editor and Sam Adrain.; Essays that celebrate knitting and knitters. Publisher Marketing: A collection of poignant essays about the transformative power of knitting by twenty-seven extraordinary writers. "The impressive collection of writers here have contributed essays that celebrate knitting and knitters. They share their knitting triumphs and disasters as well as their life triumphs and disasters. These essays will break your heart. They will have you laughing out loud." (Ann Hood, from the introduction) Why does knitting occupy a place in the hearts of so many writers? What's so magical and transformative about yarn and needles? How does knitting help us get through life-changing events and inspire joy? In "Knitting Yarns," twenty-seven writers tell stories about how knitting healed, challenged, or helped them to grow. Barbara Kingsolver describes sheering a sheep for yarn. Elizabeth Berg writes about her frustration at failing to knit. Ann Patchett traces her life through her knitting, writing about the scarf that knits together the women she's loved and lost. Knitting a Christmas gift for his blind aunt helped Andre Dubus III knit an understanding with his girlfriend. Kaylie Jones finds the woman who used knitting to help raise her in France and heals old wounds. Sue Grafton writes about her passion for knitting. Also included are five original knitting patterns created by Helen Bingham. Poignant, funny, and moving, "Knitting Yarns" is sure to delight knitting enthusiasts and lovers of literature alike." Review Citations: Booklist 10/01/2013 pg. 14 (EAN 9780393239492, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 10/07/2013 (EAN 9780393239492, Hardcover) People Weekly 12/02/2013 pg. 69 (EAN 9780393239492, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Hood, Ann Ann Hood is the author of works of fiction including the bestseller The Knitting Circle and The Obituary Writer, as well as a memoir, Comfort. She is also the editor of Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting. The winner of two Pushcart prizes as well as Best American Food Writing, Best American Travel Writing, and Best American Spiritual Writing awards, she lives in Providence, Rhode Island.